So i work at a large elderly folks homes company in the Netherlands ( 3000+ employees, 28 elderly folks homes, home services and so on) i am 35, M
My employer has a great educational background, with nationaly and international accepted educations for positions like health care worker, nurse and even nurse practitioner (if i translate it correctly)
About a year ago i was accepted for the nurses education. However, after dealing with the crippling covid situation for 2 years, losing an unborn child and now having a newborn and a 4 yr. Old child with my wife. Working 36/45 hours a week and caring for 32 elderly with a team of around 4-6 carers per shift.
Last december i felt down and depressed. And i started taking anti-depressants. I had suicidal thoughts and still kept working, told my manager and asked to trade in payed vacantion days. So i could work a little less. They accepted (in my country we have the right for around 6 payed weeks vacation and overtime to time giveback) and thank god i didnt need to call in sick.
However, unfortunatly as of january my psychiologist warned me that i was close to having a burn-out. I believed him, but i still tried and with spring comming, curently i am feeling much better. Now in april my education will start and suddenly manager says she will not let me start because of my mental health. I explained that i was feeling better and was really hyping up for the start of my classes. It will make me a better care-professional and will actually give me the boost to get me out of this negative state. But my manager would not budge. She had already descided and now i will have to go through the whole process of aplying again and hoping i will get accepted for next year..
I feel put down and angry, i worked so hard for them and for this opportunity. And now i feel punished for having a bad period.
/end venting my frustration.